Pepper Wants to be a State Senator Now
Greg Korte reports on his blog that David Pepper is seeking Mallory's old job.
I mentioned in a previous post that he would talk to his consultants and figure out the fastest way to get to the Governor's office. That seems to be exactly what he is doing. A seat in the state senate would be one of the quickest paths to that Gubernatorial office.
What I find most interesting about this is that Pepper and Mallory a few years down the road may be competing in a Democratic primary against one another again. Except this time it would be statewide. Pepper is a much more appealing candidate to the entire state than to the city of Cincinnati... I think. His money would certainly make a big difference in a much larger race.
When you meet David he seems like a pretty genuine guy, but I get a laugh out of seeing him lie. He seems to be getting good at it.
A quote from David Pepper after his loss.
I've always said my interest was less about politics generally and more about the city. I never wanted to be someone who just bounced from one thing to the next.
I'll bet.
I mentioned in a previous post that he would talk to his consultants and figure out the fastest way to get to the Governor's office. That seems to be exactly what he is doing. A seat in the state senate would be one of the quickest paths to that Gubernatorial office.
What I find most interesting about this is that Pepper and Mallory a few years down the road may be competing in a Democratic primary against one another again. Except this time it would be statewide. Pepper is a much more appealing candidate to the entire state than to the city of Cincinnati... I think. His money would certainly make a big difference in a much larger race.
When you meet David he seems like a pretty genuine guy, but I get a laugh out of seeing him lie. He seems to be getting good at it.
A quote from David Pepper after his loss.
I've always said my interest was less about politics generally and more about the city. I never wanted to be someone who just bounced from one thing to the next.
I'll bet.
On what do you base the idea that the quickest way to the governor's office is through the state senate? Neither Taft, nor any of the current crop of candidates for governor were ever state senators.
Posted by Anonymous | 10:06 PM
Well the quickest way to the executive branch would probably to be in the executive branch of a large city in Ohio... Like being mayor of Cincinnati. That was Pepper''s first try.
Since that failed, the higher house of the state legislature would be the quickest route either back to mayor of Cincinnati, or conceivably an immediate jump to the race for Governor.
Posted by Andrew Warner | 10:11 PM